H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Mara Santangelo vs Zi Yan H2H: 0-1

Zi Yan holds a 1–0 lead over Mara Santangelo in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Zi Yan leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Zi Yan won the 2008 Strasbourg Open round of 32 5-6 RET.

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Mara Santangelo
ITA Age 45 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Zi Yan
HKG Age 41 Right-Handed 171 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Zi Yan #44 5-6 (ret.) Mara Santangelo #120 Match data May 22, 2008* R32 Strasbourg Open Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Mara Santangelo #970 #27 918 1,823 74 94 44.0% 0 0 0 0 1 1
Zi Yan #789 #40 678 1,620 34 58 37.0% 0 0 0 0 1 1

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Mara Santangelo Zi Yan
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 2002 0–1 0.0% #297 1,486 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 2003 2–3 40.0% #161 1,486 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 2004 0–4 0.0% #296 1,451 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 2005 8–4 66.7% #104 1,573 0 1
21 — — — — — — — 2006 6–16 27.3% #166 1,484 0 1
22 2003 0–2 0.0% #138 1,475 0 0 2007 10–12 45.5% #58 1,543 0 1
23 2004 8–14 36.4% #86 1,489 0 0 2008 7–14 33.3% #126 1,527 0 1
24 2005 6–13 31.6% #88 1,478 0 0 2009 0–3 0.0% #306 1,486 0 1
25 2006 29–25 53.7% #31 1,657 0 1 2010 1–1 50.0% #422 1,495 0 1
26 2007 27–21 56.2% #35 1,749 0 1 — — — — — — —
27 2008 2–10 16.7% #134 1,610 0 1 — — — — — — —
28 2009 2–9 18.2% #342 1,545 0 1 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Mara Santangelo Zi Yan
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 6 2 8 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — —
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 2 10 12 16.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
22 2003 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2007 8 7 15 53.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
23 2004 8 9 17 47.1% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2008 5 9 14 35.7% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
24 2005 4 10 14 28.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2009 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
25 2006 18 14 32 56.3% 8 6 14 57.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2010 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 2007 12 11 23 52.2% 8 6 14 57.1% 6 3 9 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2008 1 5 6 16.7% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2009 2 6 8 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 45 56 101 44.6% 17 24 41 41.5% 11 11 22 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — 24 37 61 39.3% 9 16 25 36.0% 1 5 6 16.7% — — — —

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 102/168 of Mara Santangelo's and 52/70 of Zi Yan's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Mara Santangelo Zi Yan
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
21 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2006 10/22 1.8 3.3 64.1% 56.8% 43.0% 56.3% 48.9% 52.2% 41.1%
22 2003 1/2 3.0 6.0 54.2% 66.2% 54.5% 72.7% 60.0% 60.8% 35.6% 2007 18/22 1.3 2.6 65.3% 60.0% 45.6% 47.1% 55.2% 54.9% 44.5%
23 2004 6/22 2.0 3.0 65.3% 57.9% 41.5% 49.7% 43.5% 51.6% 39.0% 2008 20/21 0.9 3.6 63.5% 56.5% 41.5% 49.7% 43.3% 51.0% 44.6%
24 2005 5/19 2.0 5.0 64.4% 63.5% 47.1% 61.5% 65.7% 57.4% 35.0% 2009 2/3 1.0 4.5 62.7% 53.0% 39.2% 33.3% 47.3% 47.8% 44.6%
25 2006 33/54 3.1 3.8 65.0% 65.0% 46.5% 56.3% 46.9% 58.7% 39.0% 2010 2/2 0.0 2.5 62.7% 53.2% 38.5% 39.3% 33.6% 47.7% 39.0%
26 2007 39/48 2.8 4.1 61.6% 65.2% 40.1% 48.1% 45.0% 55.7% 42.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2008 9/12 2.6 5.9 61.3% 67.9% 37.9% 46.0% 51.2% 56.2% 34.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 2009 9/11 2.3 4.0 64.1% 61.9% 48.1% 62.1% 44.5% 57.1% 39.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 102/168 2.7 4.2 63.2% 64.6% 43.3% 52.8% 47.2% 56.7% 39.6% — 52/92 1.2 3.2 64.2% 57.5% 43.0% 49.1% 48.3% 52.3% 43.7%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Mara Santangelo Zi Yan
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 1486 99.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.03
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 1486 101.9 — — — — +30 — — 45.5% -0.09 0–1 1–1 — +0.26
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 1451 99.1 — — — — +21 — — 27.3% -1.82 0–3 (0%) 1–0 — -0.09
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 1573 115.2 — — — — +3 -61 — 60.0% +0.80 2–1 (67%) 2–2 (50%) 101.7 +0.28
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 1485 107.1 -2.70 -1.75 0.860 47.0% -6 +46 +98 32.0% -1.34 2–4 (33%) 2–2 (50%) 98.8 -0.22
22 2003 1475 102.0 -0.51 -1.78 0.910 49.3% — — — 20.0% -1.20 0–1 0–1 — +0.10 2007 1543 115.3 -0.92 0.00 0.986 49.7% +13 -15 — 37.8% -0.64 4–3 (57%) 2–0 — +1.07
23 2004 1490 110.4 -0.81 -1.76 0.806 45.2% +62 -7 — 34.0% -1.25 7–2 (78%) 1–3 (25%) 106.8 -0.24 2008 1528 117.9 -2.92 -0.04 0.910 47.8% +36 -10 — 31.9% -1.15 4–3 (57%) 1–0 — -0.15
24 2005 1478 117.0 +0.72 -2.40 0.822 46.9% +14 +6 — 41.3% -0.44 1–7 (13%) 2–3 (40%) 93.3 -0.08 2009 1486 98.3 -0.13 -1.41 0.855 46.2% — — — 14.3% -2.00 0–1 — — +0.21
25 2006 1658 133.7 +2.27 -3.42 0.945 48.9% -42 -54 -60 51.7% +0.10 10–10 (50%) 5–7 (42%) 102.7 -0.61 2010 1495 98.7 -4.24 -2.37 0.747 44.1% — — — 40.0% -1.80 1–0 1–0 — +0.07
26 2007 1749 136.5 +0.56 -1.08 0.951 49.0% -101 -32 -7 55.4% +0.25 7–4 (64%) 8–1 (89%) 109.8 -0.89 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2008 1610 108.4 +0.63 -4.83 0.787 45.7% -32 +7 — 26.9% -1.31 1–3 (25%) 1–2 (33%) 95.9 -0.82 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2009 1545 109.9 +0.58 -2.22 0.910 48.0% +9 — — 23.8% -1.71 0–1 0–1 — -1.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1824 129.5 +1.04 -2.38 0.915 48.3% -27 -31 -28 45.2% -0.34 26–28 (48%) 17–18 (49%) 103.6 -2.16 — 1621 114.0 -2.13 -0.50 0.916 48.1% +15 -3 +98 36.5% -0.88 13–16 (45%) 10–5 (67%) 102.5 +1.60

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.